Huntsville, Alabama - DPChallenge Forums

05/30/2008 12:26:56 PM · #1

We are going to Huntsville at the end of June.

Does anyone have anywhere in particular that you would recommend to stay? Or, perhaps more helpful, places that definitely need to be avoided?

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05/30/2008 03:14:39 PM · #2

is huntsville that bad?

:)

Trinch

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05/30/2008 04:20:15 PM · #3

Well... whenever I am in Hunstville I always stay at the Hampton Inn on University drive.

Then again, I have only been there for business and typically flying in the night before a meeting and flying out the next night. I typically go to the hotel, check in, go to Barnes & Noble until it closes, back to the hotel for sleep, breakfast, check-out, work, airport.

In other words, haven't really seen much of Hunstville despite my many trips.

rossbilly

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05/30/2008 04:31:41 PM · #4

Hmmm - I take it you're going to the Space Museum?

(I've only been to Huntsville twice, but someone else may wonder what part of the city.)

Have a good trip... have ya thought about stopping in Chattanooga?

Dirt_Diver

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05/30/2008 04:40:22 PM · #5

That is where I did my Army training, Redstone Arsenal. Nothing bad there really just watch out for the solders, they can get a little wild down there.

pixelpig

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05/30/2008 04:49:06 PM · #6

I live in Huntsville. There are a bunch of attractions, from a photographer's point of view

Marshall Space Flight Center, //www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/home/index.html

Huntsville Botanical Garden, //hsvbg.org/

Wheeler Wildlife Refuge, //www.fws.gov/refuges/profiles/index.cfm?id=43660

and interesting historic architecture

[eta] Chattanooga Aquarium, //www.tnaqua.org/

[eta] The Blue Angels airshow, //www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/news/1197541201178300.xml&coll=1

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SDW

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05/30/2008 04:50:45 PM · #7

Originally posted by karmat:

We are going to Huntsville at the end of June.

Does anyone have anywhere in particular that you would recommend to stay? Or, perhaps more helpful, places that definitely need to be avoided?

You know they are having an Air Show on June 28th and 29th that will include the Blue Angles. So accommodations may be booked, you should reserve your stay as soon as possible.

BTW: Huntsville is not that bad of a place from what I hear. My friends wife has a sister that lives there and they go often. Never heard them speak bad about the city.

05/30/2008 05:14:43 PM · #8

We are going down for the air show, so yea, I'm aware about it being booked.

pixelpig -- assuming prices on rooms are up for that weekend, or completely booked, because of the blue angels, where is the next best place to stay "out of town" -- we'll probably be coming in from the north or east.

pixelpig

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05/30/2008 06:14:13 PM · #9

Originally posted by karmat:

probably Decatur //www.decaturcvb.org/
It happens to be west of Huntsville, but it's got the Wheeler Wildlife Refuge. North of Alabama is mainly Tennessee. Chattanooga is about 2 hrs. away, depending on how you drive.

[eta] I'm trying to find a nice B&B, there's got to be one around here that's fun

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05/30/2008 06:23:49 PM · #10

A B&B would be cool. We have two small children, though, and sometimes they aren't "fond" of that. :)

pixelpig

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05/30/2008 07:17:35 PM · #11

Originally posted by karmat:

A B&B would be cool. We have two small children, though, and sometimes they aren't "fond" of that. :)

//www.bbonline.com/al/ruthmountain/index.html
This looks interesting because it's near Lake Guntersville, yet another photographically interesting place. And fishing. Ive never been to this B&B but it's in Arab, Alabama & not likely to be booked up because of the air show, but it might be booked up because of the Lake.

Alicia

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05/30/2008 08:28:38 PM · #12

I once dated an x-ray physicist from Huntsville, Alabama. The place is not very Alabamaish, but the NASA stuff is fun to visit. Drink lots of bourbon and it will all be pretty.

SDW

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05/30/2008 09:03:30 PM · #13

Originally posted by karmat:

We may see you there. My youngest son is an avid Blue Angle Fan and wants us to take him. We missed the one in Vildalia, GA last month. So if everything works out we are going to try to make it.

05/30/2008 09:17:38 PM · #14

Cool. Let me know. My son is just an airplane fan (as is my husband and father in law). He saw the thunderbirds when he was three (3 years ago), and this is the closest any of the teams are to us this year. So, off to Huntsville we go. :)

Cam

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05/30/2008 09:18:05 PM · #15

Originally posted by karmat:

A B&B would be cool. We have two small children, though, and sometimes they aren't "fond" of that. :)

Children are not the only ones who are not too fond of that. :)